Residents in District 3, which Laurett Barrentine has represented since 2015, voted 734-688 to put down an effort to recall the councilwoman, who was accused of bullying city staff and obstructing city business.

Barrentine said she was simply trying to ascertain how Englewood had been spending taxpayer money. She said she was targeted by past city leaders, including two former mayors, who she said were afraid she might dig up evidence that they had mismanaged city money.

Originally from Boston, John Aguilar covers Denver's suburbs for The Denver Post, where he has worked since April 2014. He has also worked at the Boulder County Business Report, the Rocky Mountain News and the Boulder Daily Camera.